Sponsored Films

An Equal Chance (1949)
Sponsor: New York State Commission Against Discrimination. Production Co.: March of Time. Transfer Note: Scanned from a 35mm nitrate print held by the Library of Congress. Running Time: 11 minutes.

Film produced to acquaint minority workers with the sponsor’s services and promote a diverse workplace. In the story a laborer threatens a walkout after his foreman hires an African Ameri­can but learns acceptance after he observes the on-the-job skills of the new hire. An Equal Chance also illustrates the process through which the commission resolves bias complaints.

Note: The film was shown in theaters throughout New York State. For more about the sponsor’s work, see “State Anti-Bias Unit Ready to Aid Young Persons If Lay-offs Begin,” New York Times, Mar. 16, 1950, 33.

Resources
Educational Film Guide (New York: H.W. Wilson Co., 1951), 286; “Film Tells How to Integrate Minorities into Workforce,” Modern Industry 23 (Jan. 15, 1952): 62.